Artists working in drawing
Alberto Giacometti said that “drawing is the basis of everything" – and indeed, when it comes to art, drawing is a key starting point: for painting, for learning how to represent the world, even for sculpture in order to understand how forms fit together…
For a long time, drawing was not considered an art form in its own right. Instead it was simply part of an artist's training or the preparatory stages for creating a final artwork. Over time, drawing has gradually showed itself to be an complex and diverse discipline that is worthy of attention.
Artists and theorists specialised in drawing focussed on this practice to redefine it and expand its scope. What was before mostly referred to with the prefix “preparatory" took on a variety of forms and clearly demonstrated that the medium should be considered as an important part of the visuals arts.
Drawing has always been a part of the history of art, from the very first instance of visual art in prehistoric caves to the 21st century. It has continued to evolve depending on the time period and place, just like painting and sculpture. However, it was in the 19th century, when drawing began to be recognised as a medium in its own right that it became even more diverse.
Drawing forms the basis of many artistic practices, including designers, architects, stylists, graphic artists, and illustrators, but above all, it is also a real means of artistic expression in the same way as other forms of visual arts.
Visual artists were able to raise it to the rank of an artistic discipline by exploring new and varied drawing techniques and by using different media.
Whether done with Indian ink, gouache, watercolour, pen, pencil, marker pen or charcoal, drawing is, like any other artistic practice, subject to standards and classified according to a number of artistic movement. Drawings can be described as abstract, figurative, graphic, geometrical, and hyper-realistic.
On Artsper, you'll find artists specialised in drawing who work in a wide range of styles and embody the diversity that is present in contemporary drawing: you'll discover Mario Kolaric's minimalist works, Izumi Kato's intriguing portraits, Eduardo Arroyo's sketches, or Ernest Pignon-Ernest's street art style…
Discover the styles & movements
Nina Narimanishvili
Exhibition 2/2
Nina Narimanishvili
Painting - 55 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 21.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$1,573
She Lay in a Meadow 1/2
Nina Narimanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 19 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.5 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$1,236
She Lay in a Meadow 2/2
Nina Narimanishvili
Painting - 19 x 25 x 0.1 cm Painting - 7.5 x 9.8 x 0 inch
$1,236
Alleviation
Nina Narimanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$562
Country Man
Nina Narimanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 28 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.7 x 11 x 0 inch
$416
Little Clown
Nina Narimanishvili
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$449
Serge Salis
Plateforme Environnementale
Serge Salis
Painting - 29.5 x 39.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.6 x 15.6 x 0.2 inch
$730
Yeni Cami (nouvelle mosquée)
Serge Salis
Fine Art Drawings - 49 x 49 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 19.3 x 19.3 x 0.1 inch
$899
Macchiareddu et ses conteneurs
Serge Salis
Painting - 24 x 34.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 9.4 x 13.6 x 0.2 inch
$787
Beau temps sur la Istiklal CD
Serge Salis
Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$3,820
Je pars d'un point et parviens à rejoindre un complexe de formes et couleurs... L' abstrait est devant moi
Serge Salis
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$4,495
Je plane comme un drone et jouie à la vue de ce spectacle
Serge Salis
Painting - 90 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
$3,933
Quartier de Villanova Cagliari
Serge Salis
Fine Art Drawings - 28 x 29 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch
$674
Ayasofya et ses environs
Serge Salis
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 40 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$562
Joanna Raad
Impression Chebanieh
Joanna Raad
Painting - 58 x 68 x 0.5 cm Painting - 22.8 x 26.8 x 0.2 inch
$1,800
Enfance en apesanteur
Joanna Raad
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 42 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$996
The little girl and the horse
Joanna Raad
Painting - 20 x 29 x 0.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 11.4 x 0.2 inch
$837
Mercedes Aparicio
La Force de la Terre
Mercedes Aparicio
Painting - 21 x 31 x 2.5 cm Painting - 8.3 x 12.2 x 1 inch
$2,247
Au Fond de L’océan
Mercedes Aparicio
Fine Art Drawings - 52.3 x 40.5 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 20.6 x 15.9 x 1.2 inch
$4,719
La Mer Cantabrie
Mercedes Aparicio
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,135
Soleil, Mer Et Poissons
Mercedes Aparicio
Painting - 35 x 35 x 1.7 cm Painting - 13.8 x 13.8 x 0.7 inch
$2,697
L´origine de la Vie
Mercedes Aparicio
Painting - 53 x 53 x 4.3 cm Painting - 20.9 x 20.9 x 1.7 inch
$4,719
L’amour du Coeur
Mercedes Aparicio
Painting - 73 x 60 x 1.5 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.6 inch
$5,618
André Lac
Vikenti Komitski
Feel Free to Fall
Vikenti Komitski
Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 35 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.5 x 13.8 x 0 inch
$1,292
Always Here, Never There
Vikenti Komitski
Print - 40 x 30 x 1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch
$933
Casserole with Kinder Surprise
Vikenti Komitski
Sculpture - 34 x 30 x 20 cm Sculpture - 13.4 x 11.8 x 7.9 inch
$3,708
Breath to Breath Connected from Blue Drawings
Vikenti Komitski
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 40.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 15.9 x 0 inch
$1,292
Christine Zanella
Being is love / 431
Christine Zanella
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$1,101
Being is love / 434
Christine Zanella
Painting - 9.5 x 9.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 3.7 x 3.7 x 0 inch
$180
Being is love / 435
Christine Zanella
Painting - 10 x 10 x 0.1 cm Painting - 3.9 x 3.9 x 0 inch
$180
Being is love / 433
Christine Zanella
Painting - 9.5 x 9.5 x 0.1 cm Painting - 3.7 x 3.7 x 0 inch
$180
Beingis love/ 365
Christine Zanella
Painting - 30 x 30 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.6 inch
$730
Being is love / 425
Christine Zanella
Painting - 25.4 x 25.4 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10 x 10 x 0 inch
$787
Beingislove / 313
Christine Zanella
Painting - 25.4 x 25.4 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10 x 10 x 0 inch
$730
Being is love / 421
Christine Zanella
Painting - 25.4 x 25.4 x 0.1 cm Painting - 10 x 10 x 0 inch
$876
Iván Castellón Quiroga
Rippers II
Iván Castellón Quiroga
Fine Art Drawings - 41 x 30 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.1 x 11.8 inch
$337
Orphandom - The Huayllani Massacre
Iván Castellón Quiroga
Painting - 115 x 115 cm Painting - 45.3 x 45.3 inch
$1,798
Christos Kalfas
Radeau
Christos Kalfas
Fine Art Drawings - 67 x 103 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26.4 x 40.6 x 0.4 inch
$2,809
La culture de nos ambitions
Christos Kalfas
Painting - 90 x 100 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 inch
$4,495
Retrouver les bons souvenirs
Christos Kalfas
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
$1,686
Corné Akkers
Park Hoog Oostduin 14-09-22, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 24.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.5 x 0.1 inch
$320
The Meeting -15-02-22
Corné Akkers
Painting - 59.9 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$6,284
Clingendael 31-08-22
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings - 24.1 x 31 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.5 x 12.2 x 0.1 inch
$336
Art Deco Nude 20-08-22, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 24.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.5 x 0.1 inch
$322
Darja Collin 27-09-22, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 24.1 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 9.5 x 0.1 inch
$322
Solarized Roundism 01-07-22
Corné Akkers
Fine Art Drawings - 21.1 x 29.7 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,598
A midsummer night's dream 05-04-22
Corné Akkers
Painting - 70.1 x 100.1 x 1 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$16,143
Rusalka, Free floating in Ukrainian waters 28-02
Corné Akkers
Painting - 59.9 x 80 x 1 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.4 inch
$6,231
Alberto Ziveri
Students
Alberto Ziveri
Fine Art Drawings - 12 x 18 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.7 x 7.1 x 0 inch
$562
The Atelier
Alberto Ziveri
Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 4.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch
$562
Piano Listeners
Alberto Ziveri
Fine Art Drawings - 23 x 13.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.1 x 5.3 x 0 inch
$562
Portrait
Alberto Ziveri
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 16 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.3 x 0 inch
$562
Painter
Alberto Ziveri
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 16 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.3 x 0 inch
$449
The Night
Alberto Ziveri
Fine Art Drawings - 13 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.1 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$337
The girl who reads
Alberto Ziveri
Fine Art Drawings - 18 x 14 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 7.1 x 5.5 x 0 inch
$506
The Portrait
Alberto Ziveri
Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 16 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 6.3 x 0 inch
$449
Jean Dubuffet
Activation XXXIX
Jean Dubuffet
Fine Art Drawings - 27 x 21 cm Fine Art Drawings - 10.6 x 8.3 inch
$37,081
Femme nue et femme vêtue
Jean Dubuffet
Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 21.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 8.5 inch
$37,081
Les vaches
Jean Dubuffet
Fine Art Drawings - 24.5 x 32 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.6 x 12.6 inch
$50,565
Affiche - Coucou Bazar - Grand Palais
Jean Dubuffet
Print - 76 x 53 cm Print - 29.9 x 20.9 inch
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